The Child Health Services have two major programmes: Pre-School
Services and School Health Services.
The pre-school services are based on developmental paediatric
examinations of children at the approximate ages of :-
(a) 6 - 9 months
(b) 12 - 15 months
(c) 24 months
These examinations were initially confined to towns with a
population of at least 5,000 but in most areas they have now been
extended to towns with smaller populations.
Children Examined
In 1989, the number of scheduled clinics held was 8,199 and
45,681 children were examined at them. Of these 34,704 were
examined at 6 months which represents 67% of annual births in the
country. Table A presents the 1989 data on the number of
children examined at scheduled clinics as well as comparisons
with the two previous years.

The Child Health Services have two major programmes: Pre-School
Services and School Health Services.
The pre-school services are based on developmental paediatric
examinations of children at the approximate ages of :-
(a) 6 - 9 months
(b) 12 - 15 months
(c) 24 months
These examinations were initially confined to towns with a
population of at least 5,000 but in most areas they have now been
extended to towns with smaller populations.
Children Examined
In 1989, the number of scheduled clinics held was 8,199 and
45,681 children were examined at them. Of these 34,704 were
examined at 6 months which represents 67% of annual births in the
country. Table A presents the 1989 data on the number of
children examined at scheduled clinics as well as comparisons
with the two previous years.

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Department of Health (DoH)

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CHILD HEALTH SERVICE

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STATISTICS

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Child health services statistics 1989

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Report

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